if you look at the united states senate, for example, how many african-americans are there? >> bill: one. happens to be a republican. sadly. >> caller: so i think it's just a matter of the years and centuries of white -- dominated power structures that we're look at. >> bill: are you absolutely right. which is all the more -- why it is all the more important, i think, for president obama to change that, right and not to perpetuate it and maybe that's why people are surprised. >> i'm more interested in color and in gender than the people policy's are right. that's the most important thing to me. >> bill: you're right. you got your priorities right. one thing we can be grateful about with the senate is there are 20 women in the united states senate today which is an historic first. i think you know, moving in the right direction. stuart calling from st. petersburg florida. hey, stuart, how are you? >> caller: good, sir. with the appointments that our president's made, i think that you've got to -- who is the absolute best. yes, there might be very qualified women but i don't s